I live on a street that is relatively quiet, but almost impossible to get parking on, due to the fact that none of the houses at my end have drives. I’m a key worker so still working; and I got lucky on Friday night in that there was a space basically outside my gate, so I parked there. The rest of the street was as full of Parked cars as it normally was at this point.
As I got out the car I noticed the sign in the picture attached to a lamppost about three doors down so went to have a look.
Now; this was the only sign on the street and by the look of it I assumed it was homemade and someone was trying to make sure they had parking space on those three days - maybe they had workmen coming to do essential work; maybe an elderly relative who is in their bubble but can’t walk very far?
The point was, I ignored the sign as I wasn’t parked in front of it, but three doors down.
Sunday morning I get a knock at the door and open it to find an irate workman asking if one of the cars was mine (there were about five still parked along the road) and “if it was could [I] move the car and learn to read.
Turns out the sign was an official one from the council, and applied to the whole street as they were resurfacing it...
I was a bit shocked to be shouted at so I just apologised and moved the car.
Afterward tho, I began to feel like I wasn’t being unreasonable to have ignored the sign, and so I emailed by local councillor to raise the fact that the sign was not very official looking; I explained what happened but focused on the fact the there were other cars still parked and that it was likely to be a recurring problem if this is what they used as signage.
This post was prompted when he replied this morning with “There is a sign in your picture telling you not to park - don’t know what you want me to do.”
Sorry for the essay - AIBU?